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February 16, 2023

What Must I Do to Be Born Again–Part 1?

Believe, Christ, deity, John 3:16, Trinity, virgin birth

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin answer an interesting question about what is essential to believe to be born again. The question includes things like believing the virgin birth, the deity of Christ, the eternal being of Christ, Christ’s position in the trinity, etc. Find out what Bob and

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February 8, 2023

How Do We Explain Passages that Seem to Indicate Repentance Is Needed for the Acquiring of Eternal Salvation?

2 Pet 3:9, belief, Eph 2:8-9, Jas 1:15, John 3:16, Luke 13:3-5, Luke 15 Parables, Perish, Repentance, Salvation

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about repentance and what is necessary for Eternal Salvation. Why do some scripture passages seem to indicate that both repentance and faith are necessary in order to be saved? Bob and Ken look at many scriptures to answer this

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February 7, 2023

If You Throw Away or Abandon Your Faith, How Can You Still Be Saved?

1 Cor 15:2, 1 John 2:19, Col 1:21-23, Flesh, four soils, Heb 10:23-25, Heb 3:12-14, John 11:26, John 3:16, John 6:35-37, Luke 8:13, New Nature

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates answer a question about “falling away from the faith.” What is the meaning of this phrase? Many say this is the loss of eternal salvation, but does the rest of scripture support this? We welcome you to this discussion and hope that you

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January 23, 2023

In James 2:23, Why Was Righteousness for Abraham Not Fulfilled Until He Offered Up Isaac? Also: Is the Free Grace View of Justification Independent of Eschatology? Also: What Does GES Think About 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as a Defining Passage For Eternal Salvation?

1 Cor 15:1-4, 1 Cor 15:58, Acts 16:31, Believed in Vain, Eph 2:8-9, Eschatology, Faith, Gen 15:6, Gen 22, Gospel, Historic Millennialism, Jas 2:23, Jn 5:24, John 3:16, John 6:47, Justifying Message, Maturity, Pre-Trib, Prophetic Fulfillment, Rapture, Sanctifying Message, Saved, saving message

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today and all this week, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin are answering questions from listeners like you. Today, there are three questions: Why does James 2:23 seem to mention that Abraham’s righteousness was not complete until he offers up Isaac? Did he not have faith much earlier in his

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November 18, 2022

If All Other gods Are Not Previously Renounced, Especially with Hinduism, Can one Be Eternally Saved?

Acts 10, Cornelius, Ephesians, Hinduism, John 3:16, Magic, Naaman, Nicodemus, Polytheism

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates entertain a question about Hinduism and more broadly about Polytheism. Is it required to renounce all previous gods/idols in order to be born again? As a part of the answer, they will look at some people, references and incidents in scripture. You will

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Current Issues in Salvation, Part 3: Changing Saving Faith into Saving Work

August 26, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 3:16, saving faith

Many schools and pastors teach that saving faith is not mere persuasion. They call that easy believism or cheap grace. Many teach that saving faith includes turning from sins, surrender, commitment to serve Christ, and even perseverance in obedience that must follow the commitment. The words “whoever believes in Him” in John 3:16 thus become

June 28, 2022

What if I Believe on Jesus But There’s No Inner Change?

Experience, Fellowship, Flesh, Inner Change, John 3:16, New Nature, OCD, Sinful Thoughts

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob and Shawn will be answering a question about “inner change.” First, the guys will discuss the distinctions between “inner change” vs “outer change.” Bob will provide some examples of “inner change” that occur at the moment of faith. In addition, the guys will give some practical advice

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Salvation by Faith or by Faith Alone?

June 16, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - by faith or by faith alone?, Gal 2:16, James 2:24, John 3:16

O. O. comments on my recent conference message, available here, in which I said that there will be no final judgment for believers. He wrote, “You continue to see individual passages saying one is saved by faith. But nowhere do they say by faith alone.” His point is that salvation from eternal condemnation is by

May 17, 2022

A GES Response to “No Holiness –No Heaven: How to Know if Faith is Real or Dead?”-Part 07

Assurance, John 3:16, John Bunyan’s Theology

Do you know how to articulate the message of John 3:16? Have you ever been led to question your assurance? In today’s show, Bob and Shawn encourage the listener to know what you believe and be able to explain it clearly.

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Beware of Confusing Explanations of John 3:16

May 10, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Commitment salvation, John 3:16, saving faith

C.S. points out a major issue in study Bibles and commentaries:  So, I just received a new study Bible, and I am curious about the thoughts being presented in it regarding John 3:16. It states that in the New Testament, belief denotes more than intellectual assent to a fact. I don’t necessarily agree with that;